Okay, so I just pulled myself off the floor with the realization that I have to pull the head back off to put on another gasket with new *explicit deleted* bolts.
Last wednesday I got the head bolts torqued and turned 90* twice as stated in the FSM. Tonight I went out just to check the final torque as a few members recommened and it appears there are two bad bolts. The number 3 and 6 bolt in the torque sequence would not torque like all the others.
I had a hard click at 96 lb/ft across the pattern, with a few that seemed to tighten. Since a few seemed tighter than 96 I went to try 98 and that seemed the proper value for those. I then went back to set all of them at 98 but the third and sixth bolt kept turning. I've now turned them almost 90* more. They feel like either the bolt is about to break or the threads are about to strip. All the other bolts click hard and right away at 98 lb/ft.
What is the deal with these two bolts?? Just my luck or what?
Last wednesday I got the head bolts torqued and turned 90* twice as stated in the FSM. Tonight I went out just to check the final torque as a few members recommened and it appears there are two bad bolts. The number 3 and 6 bolt in the torque sequence would not torque like all the others.
I had a hard click at 96 lb/ft across the pattern, with a few that seemed to tighten. Since a few seemed tighter than 96 I went to try 98 and that seemed the proper value for those. I then went back to set all of them at 98 but the third and sixth bolt kept turning. I've now turned them almost 90* more. They feel like either the bolt is about to break or the threads are about to strip. All the other bolts click hard and right away at 98 lb/ft.
What is the deal with these two bolts?? Just my luck or what?
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